WEEK OF 8/30-9/3

 Overview of Week:

Language Arts: Continue Childhood Theme Unit 1  “Bad Boy” “ Skinny Tomboy” Math: Big Ideas 1.4, Prime Factorization 1.5 GCF 1.6 LCM + Quiz Social Studies:Studies Weekly Week 3 + Quiz/Africa Map: Finish Coloring/Bingo/Like2learn.com+ Week 6 Historic Times Begin Writing: Narrative-Gathering/Pick a seed TP #6 Narrative writers pick a seed idea by making sure it matches the criteria: True happened to me       STRONG emotions  BTH   Focused time  TP#9 Writers nurture their PLANS for their narrative by using a timeline. TP#10Writers make sure their narrative makes sense by telling the memory to a partner  and asking “does this make sense”

HOMEWORK MONDAY

Check iGrades and finish/correct and return assignments missing, or with low grades...do half backs in blue ink

Math - Finish p. 17+18 in wkbk (Prime Factorization)

Study for Test: Week 3 History: Ancient Humans

Finish Math about Me and Africa Map

Finish Math Quiz Miguel, Janessa, Erik

HOMEWORK TUESDAY

Math - Finish L 1.4 on Computer(Prime Factorization)

Finish Name Acrostic + Art (Devin, Emilio, Janessa, Harry)

Read Science World p. 14-17 + Watch video at: https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/

Sign in to class account: our Password is Rioroom20

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

Math - Finish L 1.5 in wkbk (GCF p.22)

Finish Name Acrostic + Art (Devin, Emilio, Janessa, Harry)

Read Science World p. 8-11 + "Smart Suckers"Watch video at: https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/

Sign in to class account: our Password is Rioroom20

HOMEWORK THURSDAY

Math - Finish L 1.5 LCM on computer

Read Science World p. 18-23  + "Animal Dentist", "Invented Instruments"

and Barfing Bird" Watch video at: https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/

Study DLR 3/parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives)

Week of 8/23-8/27

Learning update for the week

English Language Arts: Continue Childhood Theme Unit 1  Info/Nonfiction Calvin Hobbs/Declaration of Children’s Rights/

Math: Big Ideas 1.3 Orders of Operation/Quiz/Prime Factorization Spiral Review Mtn Math/L 1.4 Prime Factorization

Social Studies:Week 3 Studies Weekly Ancient Humans + Quiz/Africa Map

Writing: Narrative Writing -Gathering Ideas/Pick a seed

TP #3 Narrative writers come up with stories by focusing on their “first times”

  TP#4 Narrative writers come up with their stories by focusing on their biggest injuries            

  TP#5 Narrative writers come up with stories by focusing on their scariest stories/moments  

HOMEWORK MONDAY

Math: Finish L 1.2 Powers/Exponents

Vocabulary - Do Wordly Wise 1 Part A and Part B

Sign in to iGrades and see your progress thus far.

Finish Labeling Africa Countries with fine sharpie marker

HOMEWORK TUESDAY

Math: Finish L 1.3 Orders of Operations in wkbk p. 11-14

Vocabulary - Do Wordly Wise 1 (Part C and D)

Continue Coloring Africa Countries with color groups of 5

Finish Coloring in Name on Acrostic

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

Practice Google meet on Google Classroom for B2SN with your account

at 2pm with the class. 5 minute meet

Finish Math L 1.3 on Computers

Finish Wordly Wise Packet + Study for Quiz

Give papers to parents

Aiden, Lily, Stella, Gigi (parents set up iGrade acct. check mail box/spam)

Homework Thursday

Bring Chromebook Home + Charge

Math : Study for quiz 1.1-1.3 (Use workbooks)

Africa: Finish Coloring Map: Due tomorrow

Study Spelling Words

Wordly Wise Packet 1 due tomorrow

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT STARTS AT 6PM

Sign into Google Meet at 5:55pm with parents

Week of August 16-20th

 

Writer's Workshop Class Picture

Welcome to our first full week of school! We will continue to learn more about each other along with class procedures. Room 20 jumped into our new math unit about Numerical Expressions and Factors. Our 6th graders are beginning to gather ideas for our Narrative Writing. In Social Studies we started creating our Africa Map. Our first unit of study in ELA will be Childhood Stories which deal with our theme of: What are the challenges and triumphs of childhood?

Homework Monday

• Students will begin filling out a job application for class job opportunities.
• Finish 6th Grade Packet
• Emergency Form filled out and returned
• Parents will fill out iGradebook link here: iGradebook Email Sign-up
• Bring Chromebook to school
• Check to see if your parents received the class e-mail

Homework Tuesday

• Finish Green Math Wkbk p. 3-6
• Parent sign in to igrade/students write down email/password on sticky note
• Parent Forms Signed and returned
• Students continue begin/cont. filling out a job application for class job opportunities
• Class picture tomorrow!

Homework Wednesday

• Finish L 1.1 Big Ideas Math on Computer
• Finish Name Tag + Bookmarks (Name, favorite book titles, drawings about your favorite things)
• Finish and return job applications
• Aiden, Jackson, Lily and Chloe sign up for iGrade with email on document

Homework Thursday

• Finish Wkbk L 1.2 in wkbk p. 7-10
• Finish 4 Truths and a Lie on computer
• Job Applications due Friday
• Finish Labeling Africa map in pencil

Welcome Back to School!

 First day of school!

We have had an amazing day getting to know one another, establishing routines and jumping into Reading, Writing, and Math fun. Below are a few pictures of the groups.... Musty Mosquitos, Obnoxious Ostriches, Soaring Seahawks, Slitherin' Snakes, Obtuse Octopi

Homework Thursday

* Bring Big Whiteboard to school

* Get class supplies, if possible (see below)

* Bring Chromebook

* Read parent letter and give to your parents

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUGGESTED LIST OF SUPPLIES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR:

Hand pencil sharpener (with catch for shavings). 

#2 Pencils 

Crayola Markers (Colored pencils will be provided) 

2 Blue ball-point pens for correcting mistakes

2 Red ball point pens for grading our work

Headphones/ear buds for to use with Chromebooks

Binder for keeping planner, assignments and important handouts

College Ruled Binder Paper

Low Odor Dry Erase Makers and a sock for White-boards during Math

1 old sock for erasing white board

2 College Ruled Marble Composition Notebooks (please no spirals, I have some extras that I can make available if you are not able to purchase these.)

Fine tip sharpie - very important for world maps